[An inexplicable sea of blood has bought you a brief moment to live.]
[Even though you know, it’s already too late, and in a thousandth of a second, you will still die.
But you are grateful; for you, this is enough.
Time seems to have frozen for you, and in this moment, you witness the “cause” that exists in the unseen.
If you sever it, will the apocalypse end?
Countless lines of karma appear before your eyes, entwined like tangled silk threads, and among them, three are the most vivid and dazzling.
You have a premonition that the answer you seek lies among them.
You do not hesitate, and with a single sword strike, you cut toward the black thread that seems most bizarre to you.
This sword…]
Su Wanwan was a little curious to see what kind of change the red talent would bring.
But after waiting a long time, there was still no update on the panel.
She muttered quietly in her heart, “This sword, how…”
[Warning: The Observer has been detected. Do you wish to continue the simulation?]
[Warning: The Observer has been detected. Do you wish to continue the simulation?]
[Warning: The Observer has been detected. Do you wish to continue the simulation?]
Su Wanwan was taken aback.
Observer…?
At the moment, the only one who fits the role of observing seems to be herself, right?
Detected? Detected by whom?
Su Wanwan’s heart was in turmoil; she felt that this red talent was far from simple. This was the first time the simulation had shown something beyond her understanding.
The apocalypse hasn’t even arrived yet—could it be that something following the system’s path has come to kill her directly?
Scary—could it really be so heartless?
She still had another choice: to give up the red talent and select a different talent to simulate again.
But if she did that, she would be reluctant to let go of the red talent.
Lin Mo was sleeping soundly, looking cute and peaceful. Honestly, she didn’t want to wake Lin Mo up.
But she really didn’t feel at ease.
If Lin Mo were awake, in case some filthy thing followed the system’s network cable here for a life-or-death showdown, she didn’t believe that any filthy thing wouldn’t be well-behaved and say it was a pacifist with beliefs when faced with Lin Mo.
She heard Lin Mo’s gentle voice, “Master, can’t sleep?”
Su Wanwan replied sheepishly, “Mm… Lin Mo, could you tell your teacher a story…”
In truth, she just didn’t want Lin Mo to fall asleep.
Isn’t this a bit childish? Hmm.
Even though she worried Lin Mo might laugh at her.
Lin Mo’s soft voice sounded, “Once upon a time… there was a family in the capital… very wealthy… not only in worldly possessions, but their storerooms were filled with countless spirit stones…”
Su Wanwan gazed into Lin Mo’s eyes, bright as the stars.
“Master, do you not like this story?”
“I do, Lin Mo. You’re so gentle, just as I thought.”
She buried her head in Lin Mo’s chest again, “So many spirit stones, surely there were capable people in the family. And then?”
“And then…”
[Continue the simulation!]
[Warning: The Observer has entered XXX’s line of sight. Warning! Chance of being discovered 2%… 3%… 4%…]
Su Wanwan’s face turned ashen; her body trembled uncontrollably. Things seemed to be going far beyond her expectations—what’s with this rapidly rising probability!? So unlucky!?
It’s over!
“Master, are you cold…”
“Not cold…” Su Wanwan muttered softly.
The warmth of that large hand sent a current of heat surging through Su Wanwan’s heart, and at the same time…
[Chance of being discovered 4%… 3%… 1%… 0%… Observer has successfully left XXX’s line of sight, simulation continues.]
Su Wanwan couldn’t help but exclaim in her heart how miraculous this was.
She refused to believe it was just her luck—if her luck was really that good, she’d have long since cleared the game with one life, so why wait until Lin Mo appeared?
She stared blankly at her student, trying to find some answers in her eyes.
But Lin Mo casually turned away, “Master…”
Hmm… maybe the weird thing crawling along the system’s network cable saw Lin Mo beside her and crawled back the way it came?
Could she really be that powerful?
Su Wanwan wasn’t sure if it was just a coincidence.
[Simulation continues.]
[With this sword… you saw…]
Suddenly, Su Wanwan felt a wave of dizziness. In a trance, something seemed to appear before her eyes—she saw it, she was about to see it.
Although she was a little afraid, this simulation seemed to be more than just a simulation; it was actually affecting her outside the simulation.
“Master… it’s okay…”
Her trembling body gradually calmed down. She saw… cities, each marked—among them, there was Magic City and Lincheng.
She let her consciousness sink further, heading to the city she cared most about, her home—Magic City.
Closer, she was getting closer…
She was about to see the “cause” of that black karmic line, its black origin.
It was…
She felt a sense of disbelief.
She saw familiar streets, a familiar convenience store, a familiar bus stop, and the quiet school road sign in the night—up ahead, Magic City First High.
Until she saw the empty podium with no one around.
A chill ran down Su Wanwan’s spine.
All of this, the “cause,” was actually at the place where she usually taught classes?
What exactly was here?
Could it be that the reason the city turned into a city of death was because there was some hidden secret at First High, and that’s why the headless corpse had made this one of its targets?
Su Wanwan let her consciousness sink even deeper.
She saw the familiar podium, and here, she saw many threadlike lines, seemingly alive, intertwined together. She followed the threads deeper, and she saw, she was about to see…
Her vision suddenly froze—those chains were as thick as the steel beams of a heavy truck, interlocking iron rings gleaming with a blue-black cold light, one after another, like the spine of some giant monster, tightly binding the door that was sealed shut layer upon layer. The aura leaking from the cracks in the door carried a chill from ages past.
This…!
At that moment, she thought she might never come back.
“Are you asleep…?”
“N-no!” Su Wanwan patted her chest in lingering fear, and after a delayed realization, a few drops of fragrant sweat rolled down her forehead.
For a moment there, she felt as if she had really died.
But Lin Mo’s voice was like a clear and deep spring.
“Thank you, Lin Mo…”
“Master?”
“It’s nothing…”